Vocalist Maddie Martin met pianist Columbus Sandor, bassist Guy Dempsey and drummer Kai MacRae while studying at The Royal Academy of Music, graduating together in July 2025. Their time performing and developing together shaped a quartet that blends Maddie’s dynamic voice - rooted in tradition yet shaped by a fresh, contemporary perspective - with Guy’s “unwavering crotchet beat” (UK Jazz News), Kai’s distinctive drumming sound, and Columbus’s expressive, lyrical playing. Together, they create playful, soulful and original performances, blending jazz standards, selections from the Great American Songbook, and influences of soul.

 

Following their debut at the Swanage Jazz Festival in 2025, the group has continued to build a growing reputation, performing at some of the UK’s most respected jazz venues. Maddie and the band have worked closely with acclaimed British jazz vocalist Claire Martin OBE and five-time Grammy nominated producer and musician James McMillan. In January 2025, they joined Martin and McMillan at Quiet Money Studios to record Maddie’s first demo tracks. This collaboration led to a return to the studio in September 2025 to record her debut album, Part One, scheduled for release in early 2027.

 

The first single from the project, Dream Boy, will be available on the 21st of April 2026 on all streaming platforms.